The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-07
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN.

/ SLOW does thst strike you for a namef' asked
| . druggist as he pointed at "Orthosulphamin
benzoic- acid anhydrid." "That merely expresses
| the chemical constitution of the preparation
| commonly called 'saccharine' It is a modern
sweetening that is becoming quite widely used
in Disgusting the taste of bitter medicines, and
in making palatable the food of persons afflicted
with diabetes They are obliged to avoid sugar,
and this IS an innocuous substitute. It is in
tensely sweet. Cane sugar cannot be tasted -
solution OF one part of sugar in go parts of
water. but this gives perceptible taste in a
solution of one part of saccharine 20 900 parts
| OF water. In other words, it is moro than $50
times sweeter than sugar. It used to cost S. or
30 an ounce but it can be bought at 81. % an
ounce now"
travelling man: "Noblesville people are not
pleased with the idea of piping gas from there to
Indianapolis They think it will interfere with
their boom. I heard several of them talking
about it the other day, AID they said there would
be some trouble in getting the right of way for a
pipe line through the town. It is claimed there
that twenty drummers have moved there from
Indianapolis on account of cheap rent and fuel.
know OF two or three that have done So The
Fort Fort wayne people have a big gas project on
foot They are sinking wells at Montpelier,
thirsy-elehs miles away, and propose to pipe
from there: They will go through Button and
supply 1t Also Senator Bell il one of the prom
inent movers in this scheme
Physician: ''rhe recent discovery of a new
anRsthetic. extracted from the leaves of the
honey-locust. has proved to be scauGalous
hoax The samples that were displayed were
found to contain cocaine and atropia, but no
such thing as stenocarpIne, as the new drug
was called. could be detected. Careful analyses
have been made and they show that the leaves
OF the honey-iocust contain alkaloids at ALL
Don't mention myename in this connection, for
have enriched several small boys who have
been collecting honey-locu leaves for me. and
have several bushels of leaves that want to
get rid of as secretly possible"
"Canno. something be done to make Meridian
street Wholesale men stop obstructing the side
walks with boxesw asked a South side lady "I
tear my dresses nearly every time 1 pass that
way. and it is very exasperatIne. They are
better than the expressmen at the depot though.
Ihey not only run over you, but also swear at
you for getting in their way"
Here is a strange request" said Colonel
Dodd, OF the postofice, holding out a telegram
dated Nov. 5, from a little town in Georgia,
that read: Letter postmarked T Ga, Nov
g. T., addressed to Mrs. A. B., Indianapolis. return
10 apparently trying to stop letter that was to |
be mailed after her telegram was sent. OF |
course we could not return a letter on such an |
order A postmaster can order letter back,
but he is personally responsible for any loss to
the owner, if any occurs"
A Democratic politician: ''The political cal
dron is beginning to simmer. John Kern is a
candidate for denomination, and no opposition
to him has been announced. 1t is not improba-
BILE that candidate will be trotted out how
aver, for there lots of Democrats in Marion
who are sore over his meddliIg in local poll
ties The great interest with us centers in the
nomination for Governor. There is u great deal
'f talk in favor of w. r. Myers, and almost as
much for Colonel Matson and General
NJ anson, though the latter is spoken of more
quietly. Tom Cobb, of Vincennes is talked Of
and Green Smith is a candidate. 1t
9 understood that Bynum is off altogether II
rurpie should be unsested he would inevitably
center the fight on his election. II elected he
would go to the Senate. and the nomination for
Lieutenant governor would be made with that
n view AS to the other Offices, the party |
8 almost evenly divided as to whether the old
ticket should be renominated or not I am in
avor OF 1t myself. but good many persons |
rgue that 1t would be impolitic"
A citizen OF great judgment: ST have attend r.
d half a dozen meetings, within the last two
months. where special contributions of money
'ere called for and there was not one of them
which the audience was not talked out of pa
ence, wakefulness, and almost existence be-
pre- the point was reached. II people who want
, raise money would get all of the preliminary
srvlce condensed within half an hour thew
'ould double the result"